Shirt-ironing table.



PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904.

L. J. COOPER. SHIRT IRONING TABLE.

APPLIOATION FILED 1330.17, 1903.

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No. 766,222. PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904. L. J. COOPER.

SHIRT IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.17,1903.

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. fill- N0. 766,222. Patented August 2, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LONZO J. COOPER, KENNEDY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN LAUNDRY MACHINERY COMPANY, OF NORIVOOD, OHIO, A CORPORATION.

SHIRT-IRONING TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,222, dated August 2, 1904.

Application filed December 17, 1903. Serial No. 185,600. (No model.)

T (117.7 II/7107111 7715 y concern: guides permitting of a vertical reciprocation Be it known that I, Loxzo J. CoorER, a citiof this table on its support. zen of the United States, residing at Kennedy, 3 represents a column elevated from the in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, base-plate 1, through which column passes 5 have invented certain new and usefulImprovethe supporting and adjusting shaft 4, the upments in Shirt-Ironing Tables, of which the per end of which is screw-threaded. following is a specification. 6 represents a ring fixed to the shaft 4 for My invention relates to the ironing-table of turning the same and provided with wrencha shirt-ironing machine, the object being to holes 7.

IO simplify the clamping and supporting mech- 8 represents the ironing-table proper, which anisms for holding the pad and the shirt on is provided with depending column 9, correthe table. spending with the supporting-column 3. Col- The features of my invention are more fully umn 9 is provided with a bore screw-threaded set forth in the description of the accompanyto engage the screw threaded end of the 5 ing drawings, forming a part of this specificashaft 4.

tion, in which 10 representsa dowel-pin projected from Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved the column 3 and engaging into a correspondshirt-table and clamp. Fig. 2 is aside elevaing bore in column 9 for giving accuracy of tion of a portion thereof. Fig. 3 is an enmovement of the table 8 relative toward base- 20 lai'ged end elevation of the neck-pad clamp. plate 1. It is obvious that by turning the Fig. 1 is a section on line 1r 1r, Fig. 3. Fig. ring 6 the distance between the table 8 and is an enlarged side elevation, partly in secplate 1 may be delicately adjusted. tion, of the clamping mechanism. Fig. 6 is 11 represents the neckband erected at one a section on line w 10, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a secend of the ironing-table. The necklmnd-plate 5 tion on line r '2), Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a detailed 11 is a separate piece from the table, adapted sectional view of the clamping-spring. Fig. to be raised therefrom, so that the covering- 9 is a section on line 71' w, Fig. 4. pad 12 may be inserted under the neckband 75 This table is particularly adapted and de- 11, thus exposing the entire surface of the signed to be used on a shirt-ironing machine, ironing-table clear up to the outside face of 3 constituting a separate invention, on whicliI the neckband 11 to the action of the iron. am applying for an independent patent of even Obviously this enables the entire shirt-bosom date herewith-to wit, application on an ironto be ironed in one operation. This plate 11 8O ing-machine, filed December 17, 1903, Serial is mounted upon a pin 13, which pin projects No. 185,599. The feature of the said ironingthrough a hole in the face of the table, as 35 machine, so far as it concerns the construcshown in Figs. 9 and 1.

tion of the ironing-table of this application, 14: represents a spring one end of which is consists in aplurality of ironing-tables seated secured to the table 8, the other end to the 5 on a common rotatable support, each table bepin 13, said spring normally exerting a downing adapted to be independently reciprocated ward strain on pin 13, and consequently on the 4 vertically upon its supportingseat. Howneckband 11. The underside of said plate 11 ever, many of the features shown and deis provided with teeth for engaging into the scribed in this application relate to an ironcovering-pad 12. 9o ing-table generally, irrespective of the ma- 16 represents a bracket dependent from the chine upon which it is to be used. rear of the neckband 11 and engaging into a 45 Looking at Fig. 2, 1 represents the supslot in the rear of the ironing-table, as shown porting base-plate, provided with vertical dein Figs. 3 and 4:. Obviously by lifting up pending stems 2, by means of which this table pin 13 the neckband 11 may be raised from is attached to its support and which constitute the table for removal or insertion of the pad.

This is a very simple way of holding the pad, afl'ording great convenience for removal and insertion.

17 represents the band which goes around the edge of table 8 for holding the pad in position. The shirt is slipped over this table.

I will now describe the mechanism for clamping the neckband of the shirt against the neckband-plate 11 and the shoulders of the shirt against band 17.

Base 1 is provided at one endwith a bracket 18, having a pivot-bolt 19, upon which are fulcrumed the neck and shoulder clamps.

20 represents a lever fulcrumed on bolt 19. The upper end of said lever 20 has a journalbracket 21. Fulcrumed in said bracket is a journal-pin'22. Said journal-pin .22 carries an eccentric 23, having an operating-handle 24. Fulcrum ed to the said eccentric is a neckband-clamp casing 25. The neckband-plate consists of a plate 26, adapted to fit the neckband plate 11.

Plate 26 has an orifice 27, adapted to engage over the locking-lug 28 of the neckb'andplate 11. The plate 26 has an arm 29 extended into a casing 25.

31 (see Fig. 8) represents a coiledspring interposed between and connecting the arm 29 to the inside of the casing 25.

32 represents 'an-adjusting-nut upon the end of the arm 29 for adjusting the tension of the spring 31. The casing 25 has a lug 33, and it is this lug 33 which is. fulcrumed to the eccentric 23. Thus the neck cl'amp as an entirety'c'an swing on the'eccentr-ic 23, to which it is iulcrumed, toward'and from the neckbandplate 11, and at the same time eccentric 23 may be turned on its pivot 22 in the bracket 21, so as to swing eccentric 23 and its entire neck-clamp to and from the neckban'd p'late 11. Obviously 1 1 represents the stationary and 26 the movable jaw member or the necwbandclan-1p.

34 represents a shoulder-clamp iulcrn-med on the bolt 19 at points outside of the lever 20. The upper end of the said lever 34 is provided with shoulder clarnps 35, adapted to clamp each shoulder of the shirt against the band 17 The intermediate portion of the lever '20 is cut out at 36, and in the said cutout portion is fu lcrumed the eccentric-lever clamp 37, the cam portion of the said eccentr-ic being adapted to project through the cutout portion 36 of the lever 20 and to engage againstt'h'e shoulder clamping lever '34.

v A shirt being in position, the shoulderclainpin'g lever '34 is swung over against the band 17. The lever 20 'isswung overagains't the shoulder-clamping lever 34. The neckclampcasing25 is swung on its pivot .on the eccentric until the plate 26 engages the stationary'neck-p'late11. Theoperating-handle24 is now swung down, which turns the eccentric 23 on its pivot, which movement compresses the spring 31, pulling the arm 29 outward, and so establishing a clamping relation between the plates 26 and 11. The lever 20 is by this movement held firmly against the shoulder-clamping lever 34; but as yet the clamps 35 have not been compressed against the band 17, levers 20 and 34 being incontact and the eccentric lever 37 being depressed, as shown in Fig. 5. The cam 38 is contained within the cut-out portion 36 of lever 20. When the lever 37 is swung up, the cam 38 is projected from the lever 20 and against the abutment of the lever 34, thus exerting additional strain on the spring 31, and so forcing over the clamps 35 against the shirt-shoulders stretched over the band 17. In this position the operating-lever 37, being swung up, is crossed over the other operating-handle 24, which is swung down, and to release both clamps all that need be done is to swing up the lever-handle 24, thus releasing all the tension on the spring 31, and so dropping the lever 37 again, and thus simultaneously disengaging both the shoulder and the neck clamps.

Various ways of altering the specific shape of the lever and clamps may be devised without departing materially from the functions the levers.

This device is very simple in operation, and its convenience and facility of operation materially-decrease the time required in inserting and removing 'a shirt from the ironing-table.

Having described my invention, 1 claim-- 1. In combination with an ironing-table, a ne'ckband-plate, aclamp therefor, a lever, a spring-'con-trolledconnection between said lever and clamp, and an eccentric for straining said clamp, between the lever and the neckband-p'late, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a shirt-ironing table, a neckband-plate, alever, carrying shoulder-clarnps, a second lever outside of said shoulder-clamp lever, a neckband-clamp, having spring-controlled connection with said second lever 'and'controlling means whereby the said spring strains both shoulder and neck clamps, substantially as descriloed.

3. In combination with a shirt-ironing table, a neckband-plate thereon, a lever carrying shoulder-clamps, a second lever outside of said shoulder-clamp lever, a neckband-clamp having spring controlled connections with said second lever, a handle for-said neckbandclamp, and a second handle iulcrumed on said second lever, and having one end engaging against the outside of the shoulder-clamp lever, substantially as described.

4. In combination With'a shirt-ironing table, a neckband-plate, a lever carrying shoulder-c'lamps, a second lever adapted to engage the first lever, in its movement toward the end of the ironing-table, an eccentric lever fulcrumed in the end of said second lever, a spring-controlled neckband-clamp fulcrumed on said eccentric lever, and a second eccentric lever fulcrumed on said second lever, and adapted to engage the outside of the shoulder-clamp lever, substantially as described.

5. In combination with an ironing-table, a neckband-plate, a neckband-clamping compound lever, 21. shoulder-clamp lever between the end of the ironing-table and said compound lever, a spring interposed between the neckband-clamp and said compound lever, a handle for engaging and disengaging said neckbandclamp with said plate and for straining said spring, and a second lever fulcrumed on said compound lever and adapted to engage with the outside of the shoulder-clamp lever and imparts additional strain to said spring, substantially as described.

6. In combination with an ironing-table, a neckband plate, a neck -clamping lever, a shoulder-clamping lever, between the end of the table and said first-named lever, a neckband-clamp having spring-controlled connection with the first-named lever, means on said lirst-named lever for engaging the neck-clamp with the neck-plate and straining said spring, and means on said first-named lever for engaging said shoulder-clamp lever and straining the same toward the end of the table,while straining the first-named lever from the end of the table, thereby imparting additional clamping strain to said spring, substantially as described.

7. In combination with an ironing-table having a neckband-plate, a base-plate, a journalbracket, a neck-clamping lever journaled in said bracket, a shoulder-clamping lever journaled in said bracket and movable between said first-named lever and table, an eccentric lever fulcrumed in the end of said neck-clamp lever, a casing fulcrumed to said eccentric lever, a neck-clamp having an arm projecting into said casing, a spring connection between I said casing and arm, and a second eccentric lever fulcrumed to said neck-clamping lever and adapted to control the shoulder-clamp lever, substantially as described.

8. In combination with an ironing-table, having a neckband-plate, a base-plate, a journal-bracket, a neck-clamping lever journaled in said bracket an eccentric lever fulcrumed in the end of said neck-clamping lever, a casing fulcrumed to said eccentric lever, a neckband-clamp having an arm projecting into said casing, a spring connecting said casing to said arm, and a handle for operating said eccentric lever, substantially as described.

9. In combination with an ironing-table, having a neckband-plate, a base-plate, a journal-bracket, a neck-clamping lever journaled in said bracket, an eccentric lever journaled in said neck-clamping lever, and a neck-clamp fulcrumed to and having a spring connection with the said second clamping-lever, substantially as described.

10. In combination with an ironing-table, having a neckband-plate, a journal-bracket, shoulder-claniping lever and a neck-clamping lever journaled in said bracket, the shoulderclamping lever being intermediate of the table and the neck-clamping lever, an eccentric lever fulcrumed in the neck-clamp lever, a neck-clamp t'ulcrumed to and having springcontrolled connection with said eccentric, a second eccentric lever fulcrumed to the springclamping lever, adapted to transmit the tension of said spring to the shoulder-clamp, and handles for said eccentric levers whereby said clamps are simultaneously released, when the first-named eccentric lever is released, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

LONZO J. COOPER. WVitnesses:

OLIVER B. KAIsER, CHAS. E. EDWARDS. 

